Month: April 2012
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29,220 Days
Read More: 29,220 DaysThat’s how many days old you are if you are 80 years old. In 1992, my great-grandmother turned 80. At that time, I was a 12-year old math and numbers nerd. I also had a really corny sense of humor, as you’re about to see. A few days ago, I got a mysterious letter in…
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Never Giving Up in Ministry
Read More: Never Giving Up in MinistryMinistry can often lead to burn out. I’ve had my times of wanting to throw in the towel. Yet when I stop and remember that this is what God wired me for and that He is my strength, I press on. Enjoy a light-hearted video I made about never giving up…
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Children’s Ministry Stunt Lesson: The Human Table
Read More: Children’s Ministry Stunt Lesson: The Human TableThis human stunt is a crowd favorite – and anyone can do it. Its called “The Human Table”. You could also call it “The Levitating People” or come up with your own name. It’s called a “stunt” lesson rather than an object lesson because you need 4 adults about the same size as one another…
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The 5 Most Inspirational Kids in the Bible
Read More: The 5 Most Inspirational Kids in the BibleThe Bible is full of children. Some are named and some are not. I’ve written a camp curriculum that highlights various kids in the Bible and what we can learn from their lives. Here are my favorite 5. What are your favorite kids in the Bible? 5. David (1 Samuel 17) – The Bible talks…
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Top 10 Christian Songs for Little Kids
Read More: Top 10 Christian Songs for Little KidsI just got this e-mail from a friend of mine this morning. He and his wife are the parents of twin 3-year-old boys: I thought of you yesterday because I was tryin to think of other religious songs to sing for my kids. The only one I really know is “Jesus loves me this I…
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How to Juggle
Read More: How to JuggleJuggling is not as difficult as you would think. I learned how to juggle 3 beanbags when I was 11 years old. It took me about 2 weeks of working on it for 10-20 minutes each night to get comfortable with it. I’ve seen elementary-aged children successfully learn how to juggle in under an hour.…
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Why Environment Matters in Children’s Ministry
Read More: Why Environment Matters in Children’s MinistryOur church meets in an old theater in downtown Richmond, VA. The lighting and ambiance of the lobby and foyer area is perfect for a Saturday night concert (dim lights). So on a Sunday morning, a parent once tipped me off to the lighting scheme and suggested we turn the lights up so the kids…
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“Holy Fools”: Exploring the Journey of Calling for Christian Variety Performers
I am happy to announce that my PhD dissertation has been published to ProQuest, an academic database for published research. I have made the dissertation open source, which means anyone anywhere can access the full content free of charge. Here is the full dissertation: https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/holy-fools-exploring-journey-calling-christian/docview/2622316783/se-2 Please share far and wide. I am very much excited…
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The Easiest Large Group Game Ever
This is probably the easiest large group game ever invented. If you can think of an easier one, please let me know in the comments. Heads or Tails! This game of heads or tails involves EVERYONE in your large group. It is actually better the larger the group gets. There is an elimination factor to…
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Merry Christmas from the Joyners!
Greetings from our family in Richmond, Virginia! We are thankful for you, our friends and family. We are also thankful to the Lord for His gift of the love to us all this season. This past year has been a roller coaster of experiences and emotions, specifically regarding our spunky little Annie, who is now…
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Book Release! Incredibly Bad Dad Jokes
I have been writing down my original Dad jokes for several years now, but recently they dramatically increased. While the past five months of my life have been the toughest for me as a Dad (with Annie’s medical crisis), the Dad jokes actually came out in full force during this season. You see, in my…
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A Children’s Ministry Poem
From the mouths of children come questions galore about heaven and angels and Satan and more. They speak what their hearts say without holding back, so the wonder of God is something they never lack. Oh God, who are you? Who inspires the minds of little ones many, so that they may find this Jesus…